Dr. Postol said he feared that the institute's references to confidentiality rules were preparatory to bringing action against him.
Confidentiality was another factor that related to service users' willingness to sign up, although only 28%% of consultations included reference to the confidentiality of EHRs, and only 37%% described the confidentiality of researchers accessing EHRs.
But to say in strict terms that there is an existing text with particular reference to maintaining confidentiality with regards to HIV-positive patients' results is a misnomer".
Medical record review was performed according to Spanish law with reference to clinical data confidentiality.
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 is a landmark piece of legislation that provides Federal legal privilege and confidentiality protections to information reported in reference to patient safety concerns.
One of the talking points was "the confidentiality of the initiative" -- apparently a reference to the fact that the city's contracting plans had not yet been announced.
With reference to personalized prevention, most of the respondents mentioned problems of confidentiality, the handling of sensitive genetic data, as well as the possibility of ethnic discrimination or inequalities regarding health insurance and chances on the job market.
In clinical and epidemiological research practice, ethical issues are often solely dealt with at the level of participation, e.g. in terms of informed consent, confidentiality, the right to end participation at any time, under reference to individual decision autonomy [ 44].
Participants were guaranteed confidentiality of their responses; they were assured that there would be no specific reference to individuals, but the findings and conclusions will be stated in general terms.
Confidentiality with respect to the interview data collected in the Netherlands was maintained by quoting participants without reference to their age, sex and role with regard to the study, i.e. data were anonymised.
Obvious reference to Imran Khan.
